Very nice ride, overcast skies with near perfect temps. There were a few bangs and whistles of a few over eager (or short attention span) 4th of July (American Independence Day) to highlight the so...read more

Very nice ride, overcast skies with near perfect temps. There were a few bangs and whistles of a few over eager (or short attention span) 4th of July (American Independence Day) to highlight the sound environment (couldn't see anything because it was pretty much full daylight... but the impatient can never be contented with waiting until dark).

Great July 4th ride. Nice speed!! Some people are just in too much of a hurry :) The fireworks in Sumas WA seem to be going on for over an hour tonight. Not sure if it was all the town or some town some private people who were setting them off. Hope you had a great 4th!!

I had a nice and peaceful one... the neighbors had a rip-roaring one for over 2 hours. I suspect some folks have a little too much of their inner-child getting its desires met today... Some of the these private shows are bigger than the municipal shows.

Nice (cooler than the garage) ride in my local area (start at the top of the ridge, ride down to the bottom... then fight your way back up). I can tell I've been slacking off on the tougher h...read more

Nice (cooler than the garage) ride in my local area (start at the top of the ridge, ride down to the bottom... then fight your way back up). I can tell I've been slacking off on the tougher hills of late... so, I need to focus on those a bit more.

LOL - I've been considering it... It would be this awesome downhill (500+ft descent in about the same horizontal) then a long flat and then a more gentle but longer climb back up the ridge. Its a choice between short-steep or long-gentle.

Morning Ride (in the cooler part of the day) and apparently the Cascade Bike Club had a big ride following much the same route... so lots of other bikers on the trail today. Some, not so well beha...read more

Morning Ride (in the cooler part of the day) and apparently the Cascade Bike Club had a big ride following much the same route... so lots of other bikers on the trail today. Some, not so well behaved.

Awesome conditions and great ride up until hour 3 when I had a serious "bonk" and needed to take a break. Likely, not enough nutrition and I wan't keeping myself as hydrated as I sho...read more

Awesome conditions and great ride up until hour 3 when I had a serious "bonk" and needed to take a break. Likely, not enough nutrition and I wan't keeping myself as hydrated as I should. So, took a break, ate a snack, drank some of my hydration solution and got recovered enough to finish... not by any record time mind you... but, I did finish it.

I'm home now and still a little dehydrated so... off to get a bite to eat and some more water.

Very nice summer day ride 24˚C to 26˚C (75˚F to 78˚F), bit windy and a little crowded, but an good ride and only a couple points where I had to nearly stop for some casual trail users who couldn...read more

Very nice summer day ride 24˚C to 26˚C (75˚F to 78˚F), bit windy and a little crowded, but an good ride and only a couple points where I had to nearly stop for some casual trail users who couldn't quite figure out which portion of the trail they wanted to be on.

@Rina: Oh yeah... I'm in "Clip-in" shoes. The whole stopping thing is definitely not my favorite... But, so far, this season I've been able to manage without falling. Last year... not so much...I think I fell at least a dozen times. But, even with being much more comfortable in clips-ins its not my favorite thing being clipped in and having to come to a stop.

Great weather for a ride... even with the headwind on the outbound leg (cause, the wind stayed consistent and made the inbound leg speedy). Only flaw in an otherwise great ride was the two stops I ... read more

#dailymission - How do I deal with exercising in hot weather? Its partly a matter of planning and partly a matter of managing my workout. The planning part means making sure I'm wearing the ri...read more

#dailymission - How do I deal with exercising in hot weather? Its partly a matter of planning and partly a matter of managing my workout. The planning part means making sure I'm wearing the right gear and have plenty of water. The managing my workout part is knowing how I'm doing (like being aware of my sweating... is I stop sweating... that's a bad sign and it means its time to stop, get water, and cool off.

Not my best time or pace... but a good ride none the less. Lovely weather for the ride tonight. Tonight's sight of interest on the ride was the Cotton Wood fluff floating around. In some place... read more